hopefully

adverb

Definition of hopefullynext
as in optimistically
in a positive or optimistic manner They waited hopefully for the doctor to update them on their friend's condition. When the sun appeared, we asked hopefully if everyone remembered to bring sunblock.

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Recent Examples of hopefully And then spend some money to hire a head coach that can recruit, motivate, and hopefully win some games in the Big Ten, something Locksley has been unable to do. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 My ambition was to maximize my clients’ careers and to function at the highest level, hopefully with class and dignity that reflected back on the client. — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 The floor plan changes will also see several blue-chip exhibitors more evenly distributed across the convention center as a way to prompt collectors to traverse more of the fair—and hopefully come across midsize and emerging galleries along the way. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Jennifer King is getting brain surgery at Allegheny General Hospital to hopefully control her opioid addiction cravings. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hopefully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefully
  1. optimistically
  2. cheerfully
  3. confidently
  4. happily
  5. joyfully
  6. positively
  7. joyously
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  • The bill’s supporters optimistically stress how Thune has promised there will be a vote in September.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026
Definition of optimistically
Adverb
  • The camera pans across images of Boston’s historic Fenway Park and a grim-looking Schumer, contrasting those shots with footage of Collins cheerfully hobnobbing with Maine voters.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Lon Cheng, a Cambodian vendor who has lived in Thailand for over 20 years, cheerfully called to customers and danced along with the music behind his vegetable stall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
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  • Once Rae confidently moved into the chorus, her voice soaring and confident, Latifah nodded her head at the preternaturally mature singer’s delivery and punched in as well.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Ida’s stillness is shared by the whole film, which seems more confidently rooted than anything in Pawlikowski’s previous endeavors.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of confidently
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  • The real draw, though, is getting all those actives wrapped up in a plush texture, with shea and cupuaçu butters bringing the deep moisture your skin will happily soak up overnight.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
  • My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of happily
Adverb
  • My mother, grandmother, aunties and cousins all covered and did so joyfully.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Experience cinema deeply and joyfully through noteworthy programming, including live music by renowned musicians, and in-depth conversations with world-class artists.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • Technology is at the heart of facials, especially, from a skin analysis machine and facial sculpting wand to a cryotherapy mask that was positively icy—but also awesome—at -4 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Guerra also said that his recent fundraising had been going positively.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of joyously

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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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